Self Confidence is something a lot of us struggle with in our daily lives. For some it almost feels more natural to doubt ourselves, our capabilities, our beauty and strengths than it does to feel secure in them.
I see this a lot while working and talking with our customers and since we believe that our goal at PeppyWear.com isn’t to sell pretty clothes, but rather to empower and accentuate the beautiful women wearing them I want to occasionally talk about building and re-enforcing self confidence here on the blog.
Since I’m not an expert on the subject by any means, just a woman who deals with her own insecurities now and then, I’ve reached out to others who are experts for tips and advice that we could share.
Hopefully this will become an ongoing series, and more importantly, I hope it can be informative and helpful to some of us.
For today, an exercise was suggested that seems like a great place to start.
The first step in feeling confident is truly knowing and understanding who we are, and a good way to do this is to make a few lists for ourselves.
To be honest, I thought this sounded a little cliche when I first heard it myself, but I gave it a try and was actually surprised with some of the things that ended up on my lists, as well as some of the things that didn’t, so I encourage you to spend a few minutes and give this a go. The key is in being completely honest with yourself as you compile these five lists.
- What are your values? What ideas and traditions do you feel an emotional connection with? Ignore those which you may think are important, but that you don’t honestly feel emotionally connected to.
- What do you believe in? From spiritual to political. If it’s important to you list it and think about why you feel it’s important.
- Do you have a life philosophy? Start by defining what a life philosophy is for yourself (it can be different for different people), then list what yours is.
- What are your strengths? From the superficial to the sublime, if you “have it” or are “good at it” list it.
- What are your weaknesses? What don’t you have and what aren’t you good at?
After you’ve made your lists walk away from them for a few hours, then later go back and read through them carefully. Examine what you placed on each list. Are there items that surprise you on any of them? If so, ask yourself why they surprise you.
Are there items missing that on second thought you felt would or should have been listed? Again, ask yourself why you thought they should be there, and why you feel you neglected to write them down. Was it an oversight or are these things just not as important as you’ve always thought they were?
There are no right or wrong answers here, and there’s no score or grade to achieve. It’s all about reflecting on, and getting better acquainted with, yourself.
Truly knowing who you are is a giant step towards feeling comfortable with yourself, and that is the foundation for feeling self confident.
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